EP1256973B1 - Heizungsanlage und Verfahren zur Heizung für einen Reaktor - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a heating system and a method for heating a reactor for one of deposition and oxidation.
- reactors in order to deposit layers of isolating, semiconducting or conducting material.
- These reactors can be suited for the processing of a plurality of wafers at one time.
- the wafers are placed on a wafer support inside the reactor.
- the deposition reactor and, thus, the wafers are heated to a desired temperature.
- reactant gases are passed over the heated wafer, causing the chemical vapor deposition of a thin layer of the reactant material on the wafer.
- reactant gases passing over the heated wafer will immediately react with the substrate material, as is the case in thermal oxidation.
- Figure 1 shows an exemplary deposition reactor which is suited for low pressure chemical vapour deposition processes.
- a large number of wafers (typically at least 100) is carried by a wafer carrier, for example a slotted quartz boat, so that the gas flowing direction, which is defined by the line connecting gas inlet and gas outlet and which is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the reactor, is orthogonal to the wafer surfaces.
- Heating means are provided in order to heat the reactor to a predetermined temperature. As soon as the predetermined temperature is reached, the reactant gases are introduced into the deposition reactor in order to effect the deposition reaction. According to the prior art method, the temperature of the deposition reactor is maintained constant during deposition.
- silicon dioxide for example TEOS
- Si(OC 2 H 5 ) 4 Si(OC 2 H 5 ) 4
- Si(OC 2 H 5 ) 4 silicon dioxide
- Silicon nitride layers can be generated by reacting SiH 2 Cl 2 and NH 3 at a temperature of 750°C and a pressure of 30 Pa.
- the deposition rate depends on the deposition temperature and the pressure inside the deposition reactor. More specifically, a higher deposition temperature results in a higher deposition rate. Accordingly, usually a temperature gradient is applied in a direction parallel to the gas flowing direction in order to compensate for the depletion of the reactant gases in that direction. As a consequence, the temperature at the reactant gases outlet is higher than the temperature at the reactant gases inlet.
- the layers on the wafers close to the gas outlet tend to assume a bowl shape in which the layer thickness at the edge of the wafer is greater than the layer thickness in the middle of the wafer.
- the difference between layer thickness at the edge and layer thickness in the middle is approximately 10 nm at a mean value of the layer thickness of 200 nm.
- the layers on the wafer close to the gas inlet tend to assume a pillow shape in which the layer thickness at the edge of the wafer is smaller than the layer thickness in the middle of the wafer.
- U.S. patent US-A-5 775 889 discloses a reactor for high temperature treatment of semiconductor wafers.
- the wafers are held perpendicularly which respect to a reactant gas flow direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the reactor.
- the heating system performs a rising and falling temperature profile during wafer processing in order to avoid crystal defects called slip.
- oxidation gases are fed into the reaction tube.
- the international patent application publication WO 00/39840 discloses a vertical oven system for boron doping of semiconductor wafers.
- the wafers are vertically arranged.
- the oven comprises several temperature zone which can be heated independently.
- the in plane uniformity of the deposited layers can be largely improved by changing the reactor temperature during the deposition process. Accordingly, the reactor temperature is no longer held at a constant value but it is changed. For example, the temperature can be lowered, raised or changed in an arbitrary manner.
- Examplary temperature profiles which are applied in all the zones of the reactor are illustrated in Figures 2 and 3. As is shown in Figure 2, the temperature is ramped down by 40 K, whereas in Figure 3, during deposition which starts at point A end ends at point B, the temperature is first ramped up by 60 K and then again ramped down by 60 K. The time is depicted in abitrary units (a.u.). It is to be noted that deposition and oxidation are exchangeable in this invention. A feature of the invention which is described for a deposition reaction can equally be used for an oxidation reaction.
- the deposition (or oxidation) reactor is divided into a plurality (usually five) of zones along the reactant gas flowing direction.
- the heating system is divided into heating elements and each of the heating elements is seperately controlled so as to provide a different temperature profile indicating the temperature of the specific temperature element versus time as is shown schematically in Figure 4.
- the number of heating elements can be the same as the number of zones.
- zone 1 which is close to the gas outlet
- zone 2 the temperature is ramped down from 770°C to 730°C
- zone 3 the temperature is maintained constant at 750°C
- zone 4 which is close to the gas inlet, the temperature is ramped up from 720°C to 780°C.
- the temperature is ramped down in the two thirds of the reactor which are closer to the gas outlet. It is preferred that the difference between deposition starting temperature and deposition end temperature is greater in a zone closer to the gas outlet than in a zone closer to the gas inlet. Moreover, the temperature is ramped up in the third of the reactor which is closest to the gas inlet. In the zone forming the boundary between these regions, the temperature is maintained constant during deposition.
- the reactant gases are depleted along the reactant gas flowing direction.
- the reactant gases are as well depleted in a direction parallel to the wafer surface so that the reactant gases are most depleted in the middle of the wafers.
- this effect is less important since in these zones the effect of the depletion of the reactant gases along the reactant gas flowing direction is not so strong.
- Another relevant parameter is the heat flow in a direction of the wafer surface.
- heat is supplied by means of a heating spiral or heating lamp which is situated at the reactor walls.
- a certain temperature of the zone of the deposition reactor refers to the temperature at the wafer edge.
- redundant heating elements are provided at a position where no wafer is placed. Accordingly, in the zone closest to the gas inlet, the heating is not only effected from the wafer edge but also from the middle of the wafer. Therefore, dependent from the specific location of the zone, different heating conditions will prevail.
- the temperature at the wafer edge is different from the temperature in the middle of the wafer. Accordingly, by lowering the temperature of the reactor, a uniform heating amount can be achieved along the wafer surface.
- the heating is not only effected from the edge as explained above.
- a uniform heating amount can be achieved along the wafer surface.
- the effects of the present invention can be further improved if the temperature profiles of the zones are properly set so that the temperature profiles of neighbouring zones do not cross each other during the deposition process. Stated more concretely, the elevation of the temperature of one zone should be avoided, if at the same time the temperature of a neighbouring zone is lowered in order to minimize a detrimental heat flow between the zones.
- the detrimental heat flow can be best suppressed if the deposition process ends at the same temperature in all zones.
- a calibration can be performed, as soon as a new batch of wafers has been processed.
- the wafers of each zone are evaluated, for example using an ellipsometer.
- the heating conditions for the zones of the reactor are set for the next deposition processes. If the deposited layer has assumed a bowl shape, the difference between deposition start temperature and deposition end temperature must be increased in that specific zone. On the contrary, if the deposited layer assumes a pillow shape, the difference between deposition start temperature and deposition end temperature must be decreased in that specific zone.
- the mean value of the temperature taken over time in each of the zones is decreasing from the zone closest to the gas outlet to the zone closest to the gas inlet.
- zone 1 assumes a mean temperature of 800°C
- zone 2 assumes a mean temperature of 790°C
- zone 3 assumes a mean temperature of 780°C
- zone 4 assumes a mean temperature of 770°C
- zone 5 assumes a mean temperature of 760°C. This is preferred when the temperature is equally changed in all the zones, for example, lowered by a certain amount, raised by a certain amount or changed in an arbitrary manner, or when the temperature profile of every zone is changed in a different manner.
- the present invention provides the following advantages:
- reference numeral 1 denotes a deposition reactor in which the low pressure chemical vapour deposition takes place and which is implemented as a batch furnace.
- Reference numeral 2 denotes gas inlet for feeding one or more reactant gases to the deposition reactor, and reference numeral 3 denotes a gas outlet for exhausting the reactant gases.
- the reactant gas flowing direction is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the reactor.
- Reference numeral 4 denotes a wafer carrier for carrying a plurality (usually between 100 and 150) of wafers, and reference numeral 5 denotes a heating system for heating the deposition reactor.
- the reactor may be divided into 5 zones, zone 1 to zone 5, wherein zone 1 is the zone closest to the gas outlet, whereas zone 5 is the zone closest to the gas inlet.
- zone 1 is the zone closest to the gas outlet
- zone 5 is the zone closest to the gas inlet.
- reference numeral 6 denotes zone 1
- reference numeral 7 denotes zone 5.
- a pad nitride layer is to be deposited onto silicon wafers. After that, trenches for defining storage capacitors for DRAM cells are to be etched into these wafers.
- the reactor After introducing the wafers into the deposition reactor, the reactor is evacuated, and the temperature thereof is raised. Usually, the reactor is held at a standby temperature of approximately 650°C so that the temperature is to be increased by about 100 to 250°C depending on the chosen reaction conditions.
- a first reactant gas is fed into the reactor. In the present case, NH 3 at a flow rate of 480 sccm (standard cubic centimeters per second) is fed into the reactor.
- a second reactant gas which is SiH 2 Cl 2 at a flow rate of 120 sccm, is fed into the reactor so that the deposition reaction will start.
- a typical pressure inside the deposition reactor amounts to 14,63 Pa (110 mTorr).
- the temperatures at which the deposition starts and the temperature profiles during deposition are varied in accordance with the following examples and the comparative example. Since the temperature profiles are selected so that the mean temperature amounts to 800°C in zone 1, 790°C in zone 2, 780°C in zone 3, 770°C in zone 4, and 760°C in zone 5, the deposition rate amounts to 2 nm/min.
- the layers are deposited at a mean value of the thickness of 200 nm within a time period of 100 minutes.
- the reactor is brought to a temperature of 820°C in zone 1, 810°C in zone 2, 800°C in zone 3, 790°C in zone 4, and 780°C in zone 5. During deposition, the reactor temperature is ramped down by 40 K in all the zones.
- the reactor is brought to a temperature of 840°C in zone 1, 830°C in zone 2, 820°C in zone 3, 810°C in zone 4, and 800°C in zone 5. During deposition, the reactor temperature is ramped down by 80 K in all the zones.
- the reactor is brought to a temperature of 840°C in zone 1, 830°C in zone 2, 820°C in zone 3, a temperature of 790°C in zone 4 and a temperature of 760°C in zone 5.
- the temperature is ramped down by 80 K in zones 1 to 3, the temperature is ramped down by 40 K in zone 4, and it is held constant in zone 5.
- the reactor is brought to a temperature of 840°C in zone 1, 830°C in zone 2, 810°C in zone 3, 790°C in zone 4 and 750°C in zone 5.
- the temperature is ramped down by 80 K in zones 1 and 2, the temperature is ramped down by 60 K in zone 3, the temperature is ramped down by 40 K in zone 4, and the temperature is ramped up by 20 K in zone 5.
- the reactor is brought to a temperature of 840°C in zone 1, 830°C in zone 2, 820°C in zone 3, 785°C in zone 4 and 740°C in zone 5.
- the temperature is ramped down by 80 K in zones 1 to 3, the temperature is ramped down by 30 K in zone 4, and the temperature is ramped up by 40 K in zone 5.
- the reactor is brought to a temperature of 841°C in zone 1, 832°C in zone 2, 820°C in zone 3, 790°C in zone 4 and 734°C in zone 5.
- the temperature is ramped down by 82 K in zone 1
- the temperature is ramped down by 84 K in zone 2
- the temperature is ramped down by 80 K in zone 3
- the temperature is ramped down by 40 K in zone 4
- the temperature is ramped up by 52 K in zone 5.
- the reactor is brought to a temperature of 800°C in zone 1, 790°C in zone 2, 780°C in zone 3, 770°C in zone 4, and 760°C in zone 5. During deposition, the temperature is held constant in all zones.
- the flow of the reactant gases is interrupted and the reactor is rinsed with an inert gas such as nitrogen.
- the present invention provides improved results in examples 1 to 4 and excellent results in examples 5 and 6.
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- Heizssystem (5) zum Heizen eines Reaktors (1) für die Abscheidung oder Oxidation einer Vielzahl von Halbleiterwafern, in dem die Vielzahl von Halbleiterwafern senkrecht zu einer Reaktionsgasströmungsrichtung gehaltert sind, die parallel zu einer Längsachse des Reaktors (1) liegt, um einen Abscheidungsprozess oder einen Oxidationsprozess zu ermöglichen, wobei das Heizssystem (5) dafür ausgelegt ist, die Temperatur innerhalb des Reaktors während des Abscheidungs- oder Oxidationsprozesses zu ändern,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
das Heizssystem (5) eine Vielzahl von Heizelementen umfasst, die jeweils einer entsprechenden Reaktorzone einer Vielzahl von Reaktorzonen entsprechen, dass das Heizelemente jeder Zone dafür ausgelegt ist, ein Temperaturverhalten gemäß einem Temperaturprofil über die Zeit aufzuweisen, dass ein Heizelement, das einer Zone (7) nahe dem Gaseinlass (2) zur Zufuhr von einem oder mehreren Reaktionsgasen in den Reaktor (1) zugeordnet ist, dafür ausgelegt ist, ein Temperaturverhalten gemäß einem Temperaturprofil aufzuweisen, das während des Prozesses anwächst, und dass ein Heizelement, das einer Zone nahe dem Gasauslass (3) zur Abfuhr der Reaktionsgase aus dem Reaktor (1) zugeordnet ist, dafür ausgelegt ist, ein Temperaturverhalten gemäß einem Temperaturprofil aufzuweisen, das während des Prozesses abfällt. - Heizssystem (5) nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
zumindest zwei Heizelemente, die Zonen nahe dem Gasauslass (3) zugeordnet sind, dafür ausgelegt sind, ein Temperaturverhalten gemäß jeweiligen Temperaturprofilen aufzuweisen, für die die Differenz zwischen einer jeweiligen Prozessstarttemperatur und einer jeweiligen Prozessendtemperatur größer ist für eine Zone näher am Gasauslass als für eine Zone näher am Gaseinlass. - Heizssystem (5) nach Anspruch 1 oder 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Heizelemente dafür ausgelegt sind, ein Temperaturverhalten gemäß Temperaturprofilen aufzuweisen, so dass die Temperaturprofile von benachbarten Zonen sich während des Prozesses nicht überkreuzen. - Heizssystem (5) nach Anspruch 3,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Heizelemente dafür ausgelegt sind, dass sie eine identische Endtemperatur des Prozesses (5) in jeder der Vielzahl von Heizzonen liefern. - Heizssystem (5) nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 4,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
das Heizssystem zumindest vier Heizelemente umfasst, die jeweils einer entsprechenden Reaktorzone entsprechen, dass ein erstes Heizelement nahe einem Gaseinlass (2) zur Zufuhr von einem oder mehreren Reaktionsgasen in den Reaktor (1) angeordnet ist, dass ein zweites Heizelemente zwischen dem ersten Heizelement und dem Gasauslass (3) zur Abfuhr der Reaktionsgase aus dem Reaktor (1) angeordnet ist, dass ein drittes Heizelement zwischen dem ersten Heizelement und dem Gasauslass (3) angeordnet ist und ein viertes Heizelement zwischen dem dritten Heizelement und dem Gasauslass (3) angeordnet ist, dass das erste Heizelement ein Temperaturverhalten gemäß einem Temperaturprofil aufweist, das während des Abscheidungs- oder Oxidationsprozesses ansteigt, dass das zweite Heizelement ein Temperaturverhalten gemäß einem Temperaturprofil aufweist, das während des Abscheidungs- oder Oxidationsprozesses konstant gehalten wird, und dass das dritte Heizelement und vierte Heizelement jeweils ein Temperaturverhalten gemäß einem Temperaturprofil aufweist, das während des Abscheidungs- oder Oxidationsprozesses abfällt. - Verfahren zum Heizen eines Reaktors (1) für die Abscheidung oder Oxidation einer Vielzahl von Halbleiterwafern, in dem die Vielzahl von Halbleiterwafern senkrecht zu einer Reaktionsgasströmungsrichtung gehaltert sind, die parallel zu einer Längsachse des Reaktors (1) ist, um einen Abscheidungsprozess oder einen Oxidationsprozess zu ermöglichen, wobei der Reaktor eine Vielzahl von Reaktionszonen aufweist, die jeweils gemäß unterschiedlichen Temperaturprofilen über der Zeit während des während des Abscheidungs- oder Oxidationsprozesses geheizt werden,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Temperatur der Zone (7), die einem Gaseinlass (2) zur Zufuhr von einem oder mehreren Reaktionsgasen in den Reaktor (1) am nächsten ist, während des Prozesses erhöht wird und dass die Temperatur einer Zone nahe dem Gasauslass (3) zur Abfuhr der Reaktionsgase aus dem Reaktor (1) während des Prozesses vermindert wird. - Verfahren zum Heizen eines Reaktors (1) nach Anspruch 6,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Temperatur von zumindest zwei Zonene nahe dem Gasauslass (3) vermindert wird, so dass die Differenz zwischen der Prozessstarttemperatur und der Prozessendtemperatur größer ist in einer Zone näher am Gasauslass als in einer Zone näher am Gaseinlass. - Verfahren zum Heizen eines Reaktors (1) nach Anspruch 6,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Temperaturprofile derart sind, dass die Temperaturprofile von benachbarten Zonen sich während des Prozesses nicht überkreuzen. - Verfahren zum Heizen eines Reaktors (1) nach Anspruch 8,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Temperaturprofile derart sind, dass die Endtemperatur des Prozesses in jeder Zone gleich ist. - Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 6 bis 9,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
das Heizssystem zumindest vier Heizelemente umfasst, die jeweils einer entsprechenden Reaktorzone entsprechen, dass ein erstes Heizelement nahe einem Gaseinlass (2) zur Zufuhr von einem oder mehreren Reaktionsgasen in den Reaktor (1) angeordnet ist, dass ein zweites Heizelemente zwischen dem ersten Heizelement und dem Gasauslass (3) zur Abfuhr der Reaktionsgase aus dem Reaktor (1) angeordnet ist, dass ein drittes Heizelement zwischen dem ersten Heizelement und dem Gasauslass (3) angeordnet ist und ein viertes Heizelement zwischen dem dritten Heizelement und dem Gasauslass (3) angeordnet ist, dass das erste Heizelement ein Temperaturverhalten gemäß einem Temperaturprofil aufweist, das während des Abscheidungs- oder Oxidationsprozesses ansteigt, dass das zweite Heizelement ein Temperaturverhalten gemäß einem Temperaturprofil aufweist, das während des Abscheidungs- oder Oxidationsprozesses konstant gehalten wird, und dass das dritte Heizelement und vierte Heizelement jeweils ein Temperaturverhalten gemäß einem Temperaturprofil aufweisen, das während des Abscheidungs- oder Oxidationsprozesses abfällt.
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